Conversations (in brief): Alice Fryling on the spiritual gift of growing older
In a short interview first published on Religion News Service, JANA RIESS speaks to author Alice Fryling about her new book, ‘Aging Faithfully: The Holy Invitation of Growing Older‘…
EU plans law requiring tech firms to do more to combat child abuse
Frankfurt, Germany Reuters The European Union plans to legislate in the coming months to require technology companies to do more to tackle child sexual abuse, beefing up current voluntary arrangements, a top official said in a newspaper interview. European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson gives a news conference following the EU High-level Forum on […]
Kazakh President steps up purge of security agency after mass unrest; Pope calls for dialogue
Almaty, KazakhstanReuters Kazakhstan’s President fired two more top security officials on Sunday after the worst unrest in three decades of post-Soviet independence and authorities said the situation was stabilising, with Russian-led troops guarding key facilities. The sacked officials were deputies to former intelligence chief Karim Massimov, who was arrested on suspicion of treason after violent […]
Jerusalem church leader says Israeli extremists threaten Christian presence in city
Jerusalem, IsraelReuters The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem has accused radical Israeli groups of threatening the presence of Christians in the holy city, in remarks that Israeli officials rejected as baseless. In a column in the Times of London on Saturday, His Beatitude, Theophilos III, said he believed the aim was to drive the Christian […]
At least 16 stranded snow-tourists die at Pakistan hill station
Karachi, PakistanReuters At least 16 tourists died in freezing temperatures after being stranded in their vehicles in northern Pakistan, where thousands had flocked to enjoy the snow, officials said on Saturday. With some 1,000 vehicles still stranded, the government has declared Murree, 64 kilometres nort-east of the capital Islamabad, a calamity hit area. People stand […]
Swiss court insists Vatican suspects can get a fair trial
Rome, ItalyAP A Swiss federal court has upheld a freeze on a reported €50 million in assets belonging to one of the suspects in a big Holy See fraud trial, rejecting among other things his argument that he can’t get a fair trial in the Vatican. In a decision published this week, the Swiss Federal […]
Ex-security chief arrested as Kazakhstan presses crackdown on unrest
Almaty, KazakhstanReuters Kazakhstan’s former intelligence chief has been arrested on suspicion of treason, the state security agency said on Saturday, as the former Soviet republic cracks down on a wave of unrest and starts to assign blame. The detention of Karim Massimov was announced by the National Security Committee which he headed until he was […]
Baby lost in chaos of Afghanistan airlift found, returned to family after long ordeal
Updated: 10.30pm (AEDT)Kabul, AfghanistanReuters An infant boy handed in desperation to a soldier across an airport wall in the chaos of the American evacuation of Afghanistan has been found and was reunited with his relatives in Kabul on Saturday. The baby, Sohail Ahmadi, was just two-months-old when he went missing on 19th August as thousands […]
About 200 dead in attacks in north-west Nigeria, residents say
Maiduguri, NigeriaReuters An estimated 200 people or more have been killed in villages in Nigeria’s Zamfara state during deadly reprisal attacks by armed bandits following military air strikes on their hideouts this week, residents said on Saturday. Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari speaks during the 75th anniversary celebrations of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural […]
Updated: Death toll from Brazil waterfall rock face collapse rises to 10
Updated: 11.30am, 10th January, 2022 (AEDT)Brasilia, BrazilReuters Ten people died in the dramatic collapse of a canyon rock face on top of motor boats visiting a waterfall in south-eastern Brazil, rescuers said on Sunday. A tower of rocks suddenly broke away from the canyon wall on Saturday and came crashing down, crushing one of the […]